Asylum seekers in Ireland could be granted the right to work after 9 months according to recommandations of a working group on ways to improving the asylum system in Ireland. The recommendations of the working group report could have a far-reaching impact on the lives of more than 4,000 people in the direct provision system and a further 4,000 asylum seekers living in the wider community. At present, Ireland is one of just two EU member states with a blanket working ban on all asylum seekers.The report is expected to propose that new asylum seekers should have the right to work after nine months of seeking refugee status.
